Music-leaf turner.



S. B. MARBLE.

MUSIC LEAF TURNER.

APPLICATION rum/we. 19, 1913.

Patented May 25, 1915.

'wvembo z IHE NORRIS PETERS C0. PHOTG-L/THQ, WASHINGTON, D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAM B. MARBLE, 0F ILION, NEW YORK.

MUSIC-LEAF TURNER.

App1ication filed August 19, 1913.

T aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, SAM B. MARBLE, a citizenof the United States, residing at Then, in the county of Herkimer, Stateof New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMusicLeaf Turners; and 1 do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to improvements in music leaf turners.

The principal object is to provide a simple, compact, and comparativelyinexpensive device of this character which can be easily attached to themusic shelf of a piano, and which is easy of operation to turn theleaves of sheet music.

Other objects and advantages will be ap- P2113113 from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation of my music leaf turner.Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the music leaf turner. Fig. 3 is a topplan view of the same.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings, 10 represents ablock which forms the base of my music leaf turner, this base havingsecured to each of its ends the hook-shaped flat springs 11, thesesprings being secured to the block near the rear edge thereof by meansof the screws 12, the forward portion of the spring carrying a set screwwhich bears with its lower end against the head of a metal fastener 14countersunk in the said block. The under side of the block 10 isprovided with a felt or rubber facing 15 to protect the varnishedsurface of the piano. By means of the screw 13 the hooked end of thespring can be raised or lowered to effectively clamp the block to themusic shelf. Secured on the upper face of the block 10 is a metal plate16, and journaled at their lower ends in this plate are the verticalparallel shafts 17 and 18. The lower end of the shaft 17 has keyedthereon the pinion 19 which is engaged by a sliding rack bar 20 mountedin a suitable guide 21 on the plate 16, the forward end of said rack barbeing provided with a thumbbutton 22. The lower end of the shaft 18 isprovided with a pinion 23 engaged by the bar 24:, also slidably mountedin a guide 25 carried by the plate 16. The upper end of Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1915.

Serial No. 785,534.

each of the shafts 17 and 18 is journaled in a plate 26 disposedaboveand parallel with the base 10, these shafts being suitably held inthe plate 26 by means of the nuts 27. On the upper end of the shaft 17below the plate 26 is a pinion 28, while on the shaft 18 is secured apinion 31. Extending vertically between the shafts 17 and 18 is a rod 31, this rod being secured at its upper and lower ends, respectively, inthe plate 26 and the plate 16. Carried by this rod 3 1 is an elongatedspring pressed clip 35, this clip being adapted to hold the hingedportion of the sheet of music. Loosely rotatable on the upper end of therod 34 are the pinions 36 and 37 which mesh, respectively, with thebefore-mentioned pinions 2S and 31 carried by the shafts 17 and 18.Secured to the pinion 36 is an outwardly extending leaf turning arm 29which carries org its outer end portion a spring pressed music leafengaging clip 30. The pinion 37 also has secured thereto a leaf turningarm 32 similar to the arm 29 and carrying a music leaf clip 33.

In the use of the device, the block 10 is rested on the ledge of themusic shelf of the piano and the hook end of the spring 11 engaged undersaid ledge, after which the screw 13 is rotated to draw the hooked endof the spring upwardly so that the block will be tightly clamped to theshelf. The rack bars are in normal outwardly extended position so thatthe music turning arms 29 and 32 are both on the right-hand side of thedevice. The hinged portion of a piece of sheet music is then clampedbetween the edges of the clamp 35, and the upper edges of the innerpages of the music engaged with the clips 30 and 33. Upon pushing in therack bar 20, the shaft 17 will be rotated to cause the pinion 28 to turnthe pinion 36 and swing the arm 29 with its attached page to the left.Then upon pressing in the rack bar 24, the pinion 31 will cause therotation of the pinion 37 and the swinging of the arm 32 to the left.

To reset the arms, it is only necessary to pull out the rack bars sothat the gears rotate in an opposite direction and swing the arms 29 and32 to their normal position, that is to the right.

What is claimed is:

A music leaf turner comprising a base adapted to be supported on themusic shelf of a piano, vertical shafts journaled in the the looselyrotatable pinions, and a clamp carried by the vertical bar for holdingthe hinged portion of a piece of sheet music.

111 testimony whereof, I aflix my signature,1'n the presence of twoWitnesses.

SAM B. MARBLE.

Witnesses:

FRANK J. BRANNER, MORGAN D. 00013;.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, 1L0.

